Barossa Valley Full-Day Tour
4.5
Barossa Valley Full-Day Tour
By Bums On Seats Day Tours
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Get a taste of the wine-producing Barossa Valley on a guided full-day tour from Adelaide or Glenelg. Enjoy wine tastings (without the need to drive) at up to five wineries in the area, as you travel through villages like Lyndoch and Angaston. Plus, take in views of the area from Mengler Hill on the return trip. The tour can also be customized based on your group’s interests.
Lowest price guaranteeReserve now & pay laterFree cancellation
Ages 1-99, max of 30 per group
Duration: 8h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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Highlights
- Visit several wineries in the Barossa Valley for tastings
- Learn about the region's history from your guide
- Lunch and tasting are included
- Pickup and drop-off from some area accommodations is included
- Wine tasting
- Driver/guide with live commentary on board
- Sightseeing
- KIES WINERY LUNCH...... Or Yaldara Riverside Restaurant. Both have Vegan and Gluten-free options. Kindly inform tour guide for your preferences.
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Some Great Jokes from our Tour Guides
- We Pick Up & Return to all Travellers Hotels & B&B's Adelaide CBD & Glenelg
- Entry/Admission - Kersbrook Hill Wines & Cider
- Entry/Admission - Tanunda
- Entry/Admission - Lyndoch
- Entry/Admission - Chateau Tanunda
What's not included- Wineries can change depends on their schedule and opening hours.
- Outer Harbor pickup
- After being picked up at your hotel, travel to the Barossa Valley, a wine-producing region northeast of Adelaide. Along the way, determine which wineries you and your group would like to visit and which wines you’d like to try; the tour is then tailored based on those preferences. Visit different villages throughout the valley, including Lyndoch, Tanunda, Nuriootpa, and Angaston and stop at four or five wineries throughout the day. At Maggie Beer's Farm Shop in Nuriootpa, try the produce of the area (own expense). All wine tastings and lunch are included. Finally, catch views from Mengler Hill before heading back to your Adelaide hotel at the end of the tour.
- Start:Traveller pickup offered.
- Adelaide CBD, Adelaide SA 5000, AustraliaAll Glenelg Hotels & BnBs are also included
Pickup details- For Outer Harbor/Cruise Terminal pickup, please head to Adelaide Cruise Ship Tours at our web site or make your own way to the city for pickup arrival times no guarantee at this method We pick up from all CBD & Glenelg Hotels, and most B&B's If your hotel is NOT listed please record the name and address of your City or Glenelg hotel in the OTHER section of the form. An additional fee may apply for other suburbs not listed Pick up time from hotels around Glenelg is usually between 8:45am to 9:00am Pick up time from hotels around Adelaide is usually between 9:20am to 9:35am Pick up time from hotels around Barossa Valley hotels is usually between about 10:15am Please ask for private tours... we can pick you up from almost anywhere!! Ask us about pickups in Mclaren Vale & Hahndorf!
Additional pickup optionsDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included pickup points.- Adelaide CBD, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 21300P1- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Most travellers can participate
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- Are tastings available at all of the stops?
- You will have the opportunity for tastings at all of the stops. Please check the "What to Expect" section for more details, as there may be an additional cost at some stops.Answered May 2023
The tour operator has provided the following answers to customers’ questions.- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 21300P1
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- Trek7159070 contributionsHappy day.Happy helpfull driver,with good knowledge of area.Meet new friends.Got to know much more of Barossa Valley.Delicious lunch.Thanks to our driver Beet.Written 30 November 2024
- veroniquenicole110 contributionsWe all behaved in with our bums on seat bus! Fun and good memory of excursionWe selected this excursion as we arrived on Port with ovation of the sea cruise, and our driver is parked just as you come off the port terminal. Driver went through the city and the whole trip he was very informative with what we were seeing . The bus was full and the trip was good . I m not the best passenger in a car or bus ,but he drove safely and slow which I liked . We visited the German little town handhorf, and the whole street both side is full of shops. It has cafes , pubs , lots of food and many variety shops . If you want to buy a cookoo clock ,one shop has so many various styles to buy . Great little town to visit. Our last stop before returning to Port was (Beerenberg) where you can pick your own strawberry ( but we did not have time for this, but lots of jams to buy. I bought 2 jars of fig and cinnamon jam . Yum! We really enjoyed the whole experience ,thank you to our driver for making it a memorable day. VeroniqueWritten 30 November 2024
- B2177JVwendyl0 contributionsGreat day out in the Barossa!Trip surpassed our expectation. Our guide, Maddy, was knowledgeable and extremely helpful, and we were lucky enough to join a great group!Written 29 November 2024
- lorettabasei0 contributionsPrivate tour of the BarossaA fabulous full day trip from the cruise ship. We were a party of 4 adults. Our car was a late model Kia Carnival with complementary water and tissues. Our driver Amit was a great driver and friendly. I had picked a number of stops (Whispering Wall, Mengler’s Hill Lookout and Sculpture Park, Barossa Chocolate Factory, Perennial Gardens, Delikatessen, with bonus stops at Seppeltsfield jam factory, and Chateau Tanunda as we had extra time up our sleeves). Bums on Seat were good to deal with and easy to contact.Written 27 November 2024
- C5462MMkathleenb0 contributionsVery well organisedRight on time with pick up. Tour guide was fabulous. Very good communication prior to tour. Would definitely recommend them .Written 24 November 2024
- 420nidiak0 contributionsBarossa High 🙌🏽Great day and worth the trip out. Thanks Deep for sharing your great knowledge and vibes! Highly recommend!! The vineyards we visited were also informative and friendly!Written 20 November 2024
- Footprints6603770 contributionsFantasicVery Helpful, Friendly and well knowledge of the local wineries. My wife and I totally enjoyed our day with wines, the lunch and services. Highly recommend them and would definitly use their service again.Written 19 November 2024
- TheSydneyDoll0 contributionsPERFECT B'DAY PRESENTI booked a trip with Bums On Seats to the Barossa Valley as a present for my Mother's birthday. We both could not be more impressed with the outstanding service we received from our driver Jeff. He was so knowledgable about the area, and went above and beyond to make the day fantastic for us all, he even made a stop off in Tanunda to buy a bag of fruit chocs for us all to try. Our itinerary went as follows - Maggie Beer's Farmshop - Barossa Valley Chocolate Company - Chateau Yuldara - Lunch At Kies Family Winery - Hahndorf Thankyou Jeff for making our day so wonderful.Written 18 November 2024
- P9369PTdavids0 contributionsBarossa Wine Tasting and Hahndorf TourGreat tour providing a segway into the wine industry and history of this famous region. Our informative tour guide enhanced the experience with many quirky facts and knowledge of the various winemakers. The wine tasting and food was generous along with good opportunities to explore within the Hahndorf town. Highly recommend the one day tour for those wanting a taste of lovely wines and history of the Barossa.Written 16 November 2024
- Geejae620 contributionsGreat DayWe had a great day, our guide, Pete was great and the day went very smoothly. All the stops were great although the lunch was ok but not amazing.Written 14 November 2024
- laurencehW8906GX0 contributionsWhat a Day!What a great day! Deep our fabulous driver made the trip special! He rang when he was 10 minutes away to confirm where to meet etc and was very welcoming. The group we were with were all lots of fun and with Deeps commentary and laughs we were all soon laughing and enjoying the scenery. Maggies Beers was stop 1 and what a beautiful farm it is. Next stop a Chocolate Factory then onto Chateu Tunnunda (not sure of spelling) and Then Kie's Winery for lunch and more tastings. Final stop for the day was Hahndorf and a wander through town, before boarding the bus for the journey back to the hotel. (After buying a thankyou gift for Deep. ) At first, we were unsure about doing a whole day trip, but we are so glad we did it and realistically it could have been longer to see more. Thanks Bums on Seats for the hospitality.Written 11 November 2024
- WorldTraveller30230 contributionsHighlights of Australia with Adelaide ExtensionWe had a lovely time for the most part on this trip. The guide was informative, chatty, charming and was well organised for all trips. We learned a lot about Australia. The downside was other travellers. There were 30 of us on this tour. 5 Canadians, 1 Scottish person and the rest Americans. Most of the travellers were wonderful. Really enjoyed their company. At one point, we were asked by one of the bus drivers where we were all from and an American traveller said we were all from the U.S. No thought about the rest of the travellers!! The bus driver proceeded to give his presentation, as if we were all Americans!!! That was the first problem. The next thing. Same people. Hogged the front seats throughout the trip. People were mentioning to us that they would have liked a chance to get a view of the country from the front. I was in complete agreement with them. The tour guide should have asked people at the beginning of the tour who would like to sit at the front and then alternate passengers regularly. That would have been fair. When I mentioned this to the tour guide, she completely misunderstood me and thought we wanted to be there the whole time. Definitely needs improvement on that subject.Written 11 November 2024
- Guide5614190 contributionsThank you Jeffrey!Had a great day. Travelled with elderly mum - Jeffrey our tour guide/ driver assisted her on and off the mini bus all day. Thank you Jeffrey!Written 9 November 2024
- Sharon P0 contributionsSisters road trip, great day out. Food, wine fellow day trippers and Deep our tour guide made our day a great experienceBeautiful area, businesses friendly, Tour guide Deep was excellent. Deep educated us along the way. A trip for SistersWritten 5 November 2024
- Clem_L980 contributionsFriendly but not impressed.The 3 stars are more for the half day format than the team. The Adelaide highlight part is not necessary at all, even useless and time consuming. Bus is just going round and round in the city showing you things you can easily see by yourself by walking, tram or bus. As it is not even stoping for explanations or pictures its even making people who were actually interessed frustrated. So on either part not a good thing. They really should cancel this part of the tour. Instead it should go straight to Mont lofty and hanhdorf because as said in previous commentaries you do not have enough time to fully enjoy it . 2 hours are Ok too have lunch (not too long) and go back and forth the main street. No more. Otherwise organisation, communication, and professionnalism of the team is good.Written 3 November 2024
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Elana S
Adelaide, Australia5 contributions
May 2021 • Family
OMG I wish I'd read these reviews before booking. Same tour as Robyn (previous review) and agree completely. The tour was fantastic, great company, fantastic cellar door people, quality wines, gorgeous scenery. Only downside was Paul's manner... boorish, snappy, unfriendly, uninformative, disrespectful and very arrogant. He has no concept of customer service or giving his travellers good memories. His sarcastic replies to the very many bad reviews here only serve as proof of his deluded attitude.
I want to recommend the tour as the venues are wonderful... but I just cannot stress enough, read everyone's negative impressions on here and trust in the numbers... I chatted to every member of our 12-strong bus full and not one person had a positive thing to say about him. Complaints however were plentiful (the word torturous was mentioned). If Paul posts denying the accuracy of this review it only proves how deeply in denial he is. Read the room Paul!
I want to recommend the tour as the venues are wonderful... but I just cannot stress enough, read everyone's negative impressions on here and trust in the numbers... I chatted to every member of our 12-strong bus full and not one person had a positive thing to say about him. Complaints however were plentiful (the word torturous was mentioned). If Paul posts denying the accuracy of this review it only proves how deeply in denial he is. Read the room Paul!
Written 30 May 2021
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Thank you for your kind words
Hope to see you back soon??
I think Covid has gone to a few peoples brains
Ps future customers look a the 600 odd great reviews
Paul
Written 4 June 2021
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Binga2709
Perth, Australia4 contributions
June 2021 • Couples
Not worth your money or your time.
Our tour started off very awkwardly as the tour owner approached the bus we were in to accost our driver, I was seated directly behind the driver as we were waiting for other passengers when the owner approached and started berating and belittling the driver before realising he had made a mistake... the mistake he should’ve realised was that he should not have spoken to an employee in that tone and manner and to definitely not have done so in the presence of paying customers.
Our red flag should’ve been his rude demeanour towards us when we phoned up about my dietary requirements.. our second red flag should’ve been when we asked what wineries we were visiting and to be told that it was a secret and a need to know and that we didn’t need to know by our driver.. big mistake!!
Overall we went to 2x wineries, 1 was family owned by tour owner and the other was where we had lunch... very disappointing as we were asked where we wanted to go at the very beginning.
We were also driven through and shown jacobs creek carpark, pointed out where Seppersfield/chateau tanunda and Saltram were and driven past the sign for Grant Burge 3 times.
Oh and we stopped for 5mins to try cheese and walked through a chocolatier that had a wine tasting attached so we could try ‘pedestrian’ wine.
We were taken to Maggie Beer but everything inside was at out cost.. so by that stage we just wanted to get back to our hotel and try and salvage what we could of that day.. which wasn’t much as we were already 1 hour behind schedule... which could’ve been avoid through better planning of day and less circling around to waste time.
What was promised during booking was not met, I would not recommend this tour at all and would advise anyone looking for a Barossa Experience to look elsewhere.
Our tour started off very awkwardly as the tour owner approached the bus we were in to accost our driver, I was seated directly behind the driver as we were waiting for other passengers when the owner approached and started berating and belittling the driver before realising he had made a mistake... the mistake he should’ve realised was that he should not have spoken to an employee in that tone and manner and to definitely not have done so in the presence of paying customers.
Our red flag should’ve been his rude demeanour towards us when we phoned up about my dietary requirements.. our second red flag should’ve been when we asked what wineries we were visiting and to be told that it was a secret and a need to know and that we didn’t need to know by our driver.. big mistake!!
Overall we went to 2x wineries, 1 was family owned by tour owner and the other was where we had lunch... very disappointing as we were asked where we wanted to go at the very beginning.
We were also driven through and shown jacobs creek carpark, pointed out where Seppersfield/chateau tanunda and Saltram were and driven past the sign for Grant Burge 3 times.
Oh and we stopped for 5mins to try cheese and walked through a chocolatier that had a wine tasting attached so we could try ‘pedestrian’ wine.
We were taken to Maggie Beer but everything inside was at out cost.. so by that stage we just wanted to get back to our hotel and try and salvage what we could of that day.. which wasn’t much as we were already 1 hour behind schedule... which could’ve been avoid through better planning of day and less circling around to waste time.
What was promised during booking was not met, I would not recommend this tour at all and would advise anyone looking for a Barossa Experience to look elsewhere.
Written 6 June 2021
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Thanks for your fantastic review Karen
Gee Covid has gone to few peoples heads why are you all so nasty Shawn
I was simply tell my driver I thought he was at the wrong hotel at the wrong time ! How can you tell a driver that .. and yes I had stuffed up but guess what I’m human unlike you Karen .. look and read this folks .. she said I was rude to bob look what Karen just wrote about bob .. her day was crap from the time she woke up..
we have great customers that write great things and crap one that just write crap ..
Mr woke stay home next time
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This was from a customer on the same tour
Rating:
5 Stars
Message:
Had Bob as our driver and tour guide. Bob was terrific, had a sense of humour and tried to make the experience enjoyable for all.
Written 7 June 2021
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laura_jane8!
Brisbane, Australia2 contributions
Aug 2022 • Couples
Would not recommend this tour! Ruined by Paul the guide and business owner with his rudeness and very unprofessional manner.
This was a very average tour unfortunately. The tour guide Paul, was not very friendly and continuously made rude and inappropriate comments including telling lots of tasteless jokes about women. He also had very strong opinions and views which were not appropriate most of the time - also making a few racist comments.
It was very evident from the start that he was there to make the day all about him. Within the first 15 minutes of the trip he told us that he had bad reviews recently and that we should give good reviews which wasn’t a great look to start the day. He also made business calls on loud speaker so the whole tour could hear. The atmosphere was not relaxed and he also swore a lot at other cars/people when driving. At one point he stopped halfway through telling us something and stared us down for talking while he was, making us feel uncomfortable and as if we were in trouble! He was also confrontational with an elderly man who was clearly just a little confused and was very rude to him in front of everyone.
There was no itinerary prior to getting on the bus and we didn’t know the plan for the day (he would make calls to the wineries before arriving, which seemed very unorganised).
3 of the 4 cellar doors we visited were average.
The bus seats were really uncomfortable and for a group of 10 we didn’t have a lot of space.
Based on all the negative reviews, I wish we had of read them properly first and I would not recommend this tour to anybody.
This was a very average tour unfortunately. The tour guide Paul, was not very friendly and continuously made rude and inappropriate comments including telling lots of tasteless jokes about women. He also had very strong opinions and views which were not appropriate most of the time - also making a few racist comments.
It was very evident from the start that he was there to make the day all about him. Within the first 15 minutes of the trip he told us that he had bad reviews recently and that we should give good reviews which wasn’t a great look to start the day. He also made business calls on loud speaker so the whole tour could hear. The atmosphere was not relaxed and he also swore a lot at other cars/people when driving. At one point he stopped halfway through telling us something and stared us down for talking while he was, making us feel uncomfortable and as if we were in trouble! He was also confrontational with an elderly man who was clearly just a little confused and was very rude to him in front of everyone.
There was no itinerary prior to getting on the bus and we didn’t know the plan for the day (he would make calls to the wineries before arriving, which seemed very unorganised).
3 of the 4 cellar doors we visited were average.
The bus seats were really uncomfortable and for a group of 10 we didn’t have a lot of space.
Based on all the negative reviews, I wish we had of read them properly first and I would not recommend this tour to anybody.
Written 11 August 2022
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K W
Brisbane, Australia90 contributions
Dec 2020 • Friends
We actually didn’t get to Maggie Beers, which was the sole reason for booking the trip. The tour guide was unapologetic about it and in fact blamed it on our group being slow. He also told several people to ‘shut up’ and told some lame/crass jokes. I think there’s definitely better tours out there and for $126, not a bargain.
Written 28 December 2020
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OK here comes the bad shorts boyfriend to have his say
Great people not a word said on the day just great keyboard worriers $126 really mine is $139 that's bull dust we had no idea that maggies would shut an hours earlier than normal lets go back thru some photos and show you a great day they were having and when I get a chance I will release a full day video and audio so you can see the great day they had and will see my lawyer about thier false and misleading review
Written 29 December 2020
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Sarahjay84
Brisbane, Australia14 contributions
We went on the tour today to the Barossa. I was quite disappointed to be honest. Bu the lack of care from the owner has led me to leave this review.
The advert states wine tasting a three of the regions wineries. We only went to two wineries and were required to pay $10 each for tasting at one of them. This is false advertising and unacceptable in my mind.
We also found Peter to be a bit rude and condescending at times. I am sure he is a lovely bloke but he needs to understand that if people ask a question it is because they want an answer not to be told to ‘google it’. We are not from SA and unfortunately today has left a bad taste in our mouth.
We went on a half day tour with a different company the day prior to Mclaren Vale and it was fantastic. Did more wine tasting in half the time and for half the price.
When I emailed the owner about our thoughts and experience he attacked me personally and was completely unprofessional. His replies to other people’s comments show his complete disregard for his customers. This guy doesn’t deserve to be in business. So do not book with this company.
The advert states wine tasting a three of the regions wineries. We only went to two wineries and were required to pay $10 each for tasting at one of them. This is false advertising and unacceptable in my mind.
We also found Peter to be a bit rude and condescending at times. I am sure he is a lovely bloke but he needs to understand that if people ask a question it is because they want an answer not to be told to ‘google it’. We are not from SA and unfortunately today has left a bad taste in our mouth.
We went on a half day tour with a different company the day prior to Mclaren Vale and it was fantastic. Did more wine tasting in half the time and for half the price.
When I emailed the owner about our thoughts and experience he attacked me personally and was completely unprofessional. His replies to other people’s comments show his complete disregard for his customers. This guy doesn’t deserve to be in business. So do not book with this company.
Written 21 March 2021
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Thank you for kind review and nice words and advertising us on your own Facebook page .. 27 years in the industry and about to retire I’m hardly worried about one couple that tries to scam me into paying them money back??? After attacking my company on many media platforms!! Before even talking to me you don’t deserve even this reply!!! See for yourself folks reviews under many different names on google etc .. attacking me personally and my driver peter my long time driver with many many great reviews “look for peters reviews “ and make up your own mind.. I’m happy for you Sarah Price Queensland. this will come back to you one day in your own business by one deranged customer a keyboard worrier that tries to be a woke “Karen”
We have many many great reviews and I accept that we can’t please every plumber but we do our best..
Full onboard video and photos of their great day and full real script of conversation about “Karen”& Matt’s Prices day is available to be all that wants to book with Bums On seats tours
And mention this great review..
$10pp discount if you mention this review
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Paul
Boss
Written 22 March 2021
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theresa_kiwigal
Brisbane, Australia26 contributions
Apr 2022 • Couples
We were having a ball on all Adelaide tours we went to, and normally would do on holidays and tours.
The same cant be said for this one, Bums on seats.
Disappointing experience.
The one thing you expect on a tour is if you follow the rules you don’t get left behind.
We got to 4th of 5th stop and were told 3pm departure. We were sitting beside driver and followed him out, I got stopped by Maggie Beer waitor on way out as we had a takeaway order as we proceeded outside the driver left…. we were literally running after the driver (3.08pm) and called the organisers mobile (who laughed) only to be told he will come back. After 40 mins waiting outside, we called the organizer (again), who again laughed and said Peter would be back. About 10 mins later Peter arrived and we basically were told “you have to laugh about it” if thats an idea of an apology. At the drop home to hotel Peter offered to give us another half an hour if we ever came back, again saying “you had to laugh about it”.
Bit of anticlimax, all our stuff was on bus, missing a promised stop, and listening to driver go on about himself for rest of tour.
We would never use again nor recommend.
We were on other Adelaide tours and they were FANTASTIC, they all delivered what was promised. This driver just went on about being a pilot for 41 years….
In addition to the disappointment, we were promised a nice lunch. We got a cheese platter shared between 4 at Lamberts and left hungry. Others on tour commented similar.
Ive added a photo of the promised lunch options.
I never whinge - please refer to my other reviews but for others looking to book. Thought it worthwhile doing so.
A basic head count would have been suffice
The same cant be said for this one, Bums on seats.
Disappointing experience.
The one thing you expect on a tour is if you follow the rules you don’t get left behind.
We got to 4th of 5th stop and were told 3pm departure. We were sitting beside driver and followed him out, I got stopped by Maggie Beer waitor on way out as we had a takeaway order as we proceeded outside the driver left…. we were literally running after the driver (3.08pm) and called the organisers mobile (who laughed) only to be told he will come back. After 40 mins waiting outside, we called the organizer (again), who again laughed and said Peter would be back. About 10 mins later Peter arrived and we basically were told “you have to laugh about it” if thats an idea of an apology. At the drop home to hotel Peter offered to give us another half an hour if we ever came back, again saying “you had to laugh about it”.
Bit of anticlimax, all our stuff was on bus, missing a promised stop, and listening to driver go on about himself for rest of tour.
We would never use again nor recommend.
We were on other Adelaide tours and they were FANTASTIC, they all delivered what was promised. This driver just went on about being a pilot for 41 years….
In addition to the disappointment, we were promised a nice lunch. We got a cheese platter shared between 4 at Lamberts and left hungry. Others on tour commented similar.
Ive added a photo of the promised lunch options.
I never whinge - please refer to my other reviews but for others looking to book. Thought it worthwhile doing so.
A basic head count would have been suffice
Written 3 April 2022
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Lucky your weren’t on a dive boat ha ha ha .. you would have to be the biggest girl I have ever spoken to on a phone ..
Really you were late ? And got left behind?? I wouldn’t have come back for you !! Luckily you had peter who did come back and still you winged about everything..future customers just look at all the good reviews peter gets ??
I guess you just can’t please everyone
Paul
BOS
Written 4 April 2022
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Robyn
2 contributions
May 2021 • Friends
I loved visiting the wineries, but I was so disappointed with the tour guide that we travelled with. He basically stayed on the bus at every stop we made, but when he did engage with us he was snappy and he especially made me feel very upset. He told multiple people not to tall about certain people or events, or to talk to loudly or sing on the bus, which is fair enough but his manner made us feel like we were school children on a bus and to be quite once he’d said the final word. I would highly recommend Barossa valley but please chose a different company to travel with if you want a good experience
Written 29 May 2021
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Thanks for your kind words
I’m sure we will get more of your friends write a great review again and again
Ps were you the one that your friends told to shut up ?
Or were you the one that was so drunk you cried all the way home ??
Ps future customers
Mention this review to get a $20 discount
I do not get up in the morning to upset my customers I love this business and all my customers even you after this review
Pss future customers look at all the great reviews from past If I have 30 bad ones and 570 good ones ?? Ask your self could these reviews be jealous competitors???
Paul
Written 31 May 2021
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James G
2 contributions
July 2022
We had a private group of 10 people and Bums on Seats were able to accommodate our booking really quickly. Our driver Peter was excellent and picked a great selection of wineries for us to check out as well as a couple of other attractions in the valley.
He also provided us with heaps of details of the area in general and suggestions for what to do with our extra time.
Overall the trip was great value for money and would definitely do it again.
He also provided us with heaps of details of the area in general and suggestions for what to do with our extra time.
Overall the trip was great value for money and would definitely do it again.
Written 5 July 2022
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Thanks for your great review
Paul
Written 7 July 2022
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Deanne K
2 contributions
Jan 2023
Driver and winery's were awesome and the amount given in tastings was worth the price. Food was basic but tasty but the Maggie beer was lackluster however, especially at the end of the day when the kitchen is closed. All in all, a great way to get a taster of the Barossa for those who haven't done it before
Written 29 January 2023
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Thank you for your review! We're glad to hear that you enjoyed the tour and found the driver and wineries to be awesome. We appreciate your feedback about the Maggie Beer stop and will take that into consideration for future tours. We hope to see you again soon!
Written 10 April 2023
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Arwa
15 contributions
July 2022 • Couples
Loved the tour - lots of wine and gorgeous scenery. Sam, the guide, was funny and knowledgeable. He created a great vibe for the day. The Kies winery is the real deal - highly recommend it! We booked it on a Tuesday and unfortunately, for some reason, a number of things a closed on Tuesday, including the usual restaurant where you'd normally have the included lunch (we had it elsewhere with limited lunch options) and the chocolate place was also shut on Tuesday sadly. Seeing the Maggie Beer shop was great too - was quiet though. Still a fantastic day and a reliable, enjoyable bus tour service.
Written 6 July 2022
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why thank you for your detailed review
Paul
Written 6 July 2022
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Do we get picked up from VU EONKW apartments on 421, KING William street, Adelaide CBD
We are looking to go on this tour on 26th August x2
Written 3 August 2022
They find it difficult to pick up from some hotels in the CBD but if they can't pick up from outside your hotel they will organise another spot nearby. We had to walk 50 metres to our pick up spot in King William St. They are really accommodating.
Written 3 August 2022
We are staying at Millers Apartments. Will we get picked up from outside our apartment if we book for the tour
Written 6 June 2019
hi dose the tour pick up from nuriootpa caracan park?
Written 12 May 2019
Hi,
Is it possible to start this tour in Tanunda? We are not staying in Adelaide thank you.
Written 6 April 2019
Is the festival hall area in the pickup xone
Written 24 March 2019
britt245
Manarola, Italy
Hi there, is it still possible to join tomorrow? Hope so :-) look forward to hearing from you, thanks! Britt
Written 13 January 2019
Can u tell me what is the $15 lunch consist of? If u don't pre pay or book lunch can u still purchase it on the day?
Written 12 November 2018
I am interested to book for 2 person. What time is the pick up and dropped off at Hilton Adelaide? Thanks
Written 22 August 2018
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